All 63 national parks ranked by recreation visits. Click any column header to sort.
# | Park | State | Recreation Visits | Overnight Stays | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains NP | TN | 11,527,939 | 448,800 | 522,419 |
| 2 | Zion NP | UT | 4,984,525 | 286,122 | 147,237 |
| 3 | Yellowstone NP | WY | 4,762,988 | 1,238,983 | 2,221,766 |
| 4 | Grand Canyon NP | AZ | 4,430,653 | 961,440 | 1,201,647 |
| 5 | Yosemite NP | CA | 4,278,413 | 1,528,346 | 761,747 |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain NP | CO | 4,171,431 | 190,231 | 265,795 |
| 7 | Acadia NP | ME | 4,079,318 | 196,459 | 49,076 |
| 8 | Grand Teton NP | WY | 3,800,648 | 631,366 | 310,044 |
| 9 | Olympic NP | WA | 3,584,187 | 426,748 | 922,649 |
| 10 | Glacier NP | MT | 3,136,557 | 390,524 | 1,013,126 |
| 11 | Cuyahoga Valley NP | OH | 3,025,325 | 3,329 | 32,572 |
| 12 | Joshua Tree NP | CA | 2,932,644 | 325,052 | 790,636 |
| 13 | Indiana Dunes NP | IN | 2,629,497 | 39,319 | 15,349 |
| 14 | Hot Springs NP | AR | 2,494,611 | 34,240 | 5,554 |
| 15 | Gateway Arch NP | MO | 2,209,028 | 0 | 91 |
| 16 | Bryce Canyon NP | UT | 1,967,367 | 153,740 | 35,835 |
| 17 | New River Gorge NP & PRES | WV | 1,958,440 | 42,857 | 72,808 |
| 18 | Hawaii Volcanoes NP | HI | 1,877,854 | 110,587 | 325,605 |
| 19 | Shenandoah NP | VA | 1,682,152 | 247,526 | 199,173 |
| 20 | Mount Rainier NP | WA | 1,635,342 | 134,384 | 236,381 |
| 21 | Arches NP | UT | 1,511,740 | 49,118 | 76,678 |
| 22 | Capitol Reef NP | UT | 1,388,476 | 55,005 | 241,904 |
| 23 | Sequoia NP | CA | 1,378,337 | 253,809 | 404,062 |
| 24 | Death Valley NP | CA | 1,320,134 | 190,301 | 3,408,395 |
| 25 | Redwood NP | CA | 1,202,480 | 16,734 | 138,999 |
| 26 | Badlands NP | SD | 1,139,361 | 48,375 | 242,756 |
| 27 | Haleakala NP | HI | 853,711 | 28,005 | 33,265 |
| 28 | Saguaro NP | AZ | 847,749 | 2,464 | 92,867 |
| 29 | Canyonlands NP | UT | 796,057 | 90,018 | 337,598 |
| 30 | Kings Canyon NP | CA | 779,791 | 179,361 | 461,901 |
| 31 | Everglades NP | FL | 778,198 | 80,041 | 1,508,976 |
| 32 | Glacier Bay NP & PRES | AK | 740,044 | 36,018 | 3,223,384 |
| 33 | Theodore Roosevelt NP | ND | 729,893 | 37,237 | 70,447 |
| 34 | Mammoth Cave NP | KY | 660,734 | 84,662 | 54,012 |
| 35 | White Sands NP | NM | 659,742 | 0 | 146,344 |
| 36 | Crater Lake NP | OR | 632,242 | 53,599 | 183,224 |
| 37 | Wind Cave NP | SD | 606,258 | 19,049 | 33,970 |
| 38 | Big Bend NP | TX | 568,104 | 178,082 | 801,163 |
| 39 | Denali NP & PRES | AK | 543,300 | 47,477 | 4,740,912 |
| 40 | Lassen Volcanic NP | CA | 504,777 | 98,109 | 106,589 |
| 41 | Biscayne NP | FL | 486,567 | 2,604 | 172,971 |
| 42 | Virgin Islands NP | VI | 471,074 | 42,962 | 15,052 |
| 43 | Mesa Verde NP | CO | 463,130 | 66,808 | 52,485 |
| 44 | Great Sand Dunes NP & PRES | CO | 432,498 | 77,143 | 107,342 |
| 45 | Kenai Fjords NP | AK | 425,369 | 1,290 | 669,650 |
| 46 | Carlsbad Caverns NP | NM | 410,778 | 82 | 46,766 |
| 47 | Pinnacles NP | CA | 343,208 | 113,197 | 26,685 |
| 48 | Petrified Forest NP | AZ | 315,951 | 816 | 221,390 |
| 49 | Congaree NP | SC | 287,833 | 11,766 | 26,692 |
| 50 | Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP | CO | 250,086 | 18,729 | 30,750 |
| 51 | Channel Islands NP | CA | 227,186 | 109,058 | 249,561 |
| 52 | Guadalupe Mountains NP | TX | 206,423 | 32,363 | 86,367 |
| 53 | Voyageurs NP | MN | 206,326 | 71,544 | 218,222 |
| 54 | Great Basin NP | NV | 161,210 | 38,362 | 77,180 |
| 55 | Wrangell-St. Elias NP & PRES | AK | 108,840 | 24,347 | 8,323,146 |
| 56 | Dry Tortugas NP | FL | 89,355 | 16,347 | 64,701 |
| 57 | North Cascades NP | WA | 46,925 | 20,746 | 504,781 |
| 58 | National Park of American Samoa | AS | 43,258 | 0 | 8,256 |
| 59 | Katmai NP & PRES | AK | 34,479 | 16,185 | 3,674,529 |
| 60 | Isle Royale NP | MI | 29,091 | 63,179 | 571,790 |
| 61 | Lake Clark NP & PRES | AK | 19,778 | 16,644 | 2,619,816 |
| 62 | Gates of the Arctic NP & PRES | AK | 14,923 | 4,477 | 7,523,898 |
| 63 | Kobuk Valley NP | AK | 7,786 | 1,646 | 1,750,716 |